Aufwands

[ˈaʊ̯fvant͡s]

/[ˈaʊ̯fvant͡s]/ noun

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The verdict

“Aufwands” is uncommon German (frequency #60,360 among 6,976 “A” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#60,360
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Aufwand

Corpus desk

Index DE-aufwands · Aufwands · German

Aufwands · rank #60,360 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #60,360
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH aufwachst

Nearest frequency peer: aufwachst (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Aufwands“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Aufwands“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Aufwands
PropertyValue
HeadwordAufwands
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈaʊ̯fvant͡s]
Letters8
Frequency rank#60,360
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Aufwands“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Aufwandsfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „aufwachst“ (#60,359), „ausbremsen“ (#60,361), „aufsteigender“ (#60,358). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „Aufwands“ bei #60,360. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Aufwands is uncommon German at frequency #60,360 among 6,976 “A” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈaʊ̯fvant͡s]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Aufwand".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Aufwands, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Aufwands, spelled A-U-F-W-A-N-D-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Aufwand

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Aufwands"?
"Aufwands" is spelled A-U-F-W-A-N-D-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈaʊ̯fvant͡s].
What does "Aufwands" mean?
As a noun, "Aufwands" means: Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Aufwand
How do you pronounce "Aufwands"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Aufwands" is [ˈaʊ̯fvant͡s]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Aufwands" come from?
"Aufwands" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Aufwands", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

ausdehnt#60,363Ausfalls#60,364aufhängt#60,355assessor#60,347

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list